Scotland's Lawrie, 15-under, closed with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to win the Qatar Masters over Australian Jason Day (65) and Sweden's Peter Hanson (67) by five shots. USA's John Daly finished fourth at nine-under.

Scotland's Lawrie, eight-under, has a one shot lead over Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts going into the final round of the European Tour's Qatar Masters. The event has been reduced to 54 holes due to very high winds on Friday that cancelled the second round.